#  A Star-Producing, Cosmic Bubble Shrouds Our Solar System (Smithsonian Magazine) 

 





January 14, 2022

 

 

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 For the first time, researchers have studied a series of events beginning 14 million years ago that caused a still-expanding cosmic bubble to envelop Earth's galactic neighborhood, forming all the nearby stars. Elizabeth Gamillo of **Smithsonian Magazine** reports on the discovery of the Local Bubble with the insights of Dr. Alyssa Goodman and collaborators. [Read the article here!](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-solar-system-is-shrouded-by-a-local-bubble-that-birthed-all-the-nearest-stars-180979396/)



 

 

 



 

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